SILVER BELLES AND STETSONS - RELEASE DAY!

Silver Belles and Stetsons

Looking for a great Christmas read? Want to travel back to the good old days? This boxed set will take you back in time when men were rugged and handsome and the women who loved them courageous and daring.

SILVER BELLES AND STETSONS is a collection of TEN Western Romance Christmas Novellas by Amazon bestselling and Award-Winning Authors. Available as a boxed set for a limited time for $.99 or FREE for those in Kindle Unlimited. A savings of more than 75% if the books were purchased separately.

 

The Greatest Gift: A Montana Cowboy Christmas by Kathleen Ball. Amazon Bestselling and Award- Wining Author. Looking for the man who ran out on her, Ginger finds a cowboy worthy of love but he doesn't want or need love.

Stone Mountain Christmas by Caroline Clemmons, Amazon Bestselling and Award-Winning Author. Can Celia restore the town's Christmas spirit? "A beautifully written story about love and hope and all the emotions Christmas brings out in people." Karren Lucas

Catherine’s Cowboy by Cait Braxton, Amazon Bestselling and Award-Winning Author. During a supernatural dust storm, Fate steps in when rugged army tracker Elam helps Catherine deliver her child.

Angel and the Texan from County Cork by Carra Copelin. Amazon Bestselling and Award-Winning Author. Does Angel trust marriage to the man she suspects of killing her husband or the stranger who promises to pay off her debt and set her free if she decides their marriage of convenience won’t work?

The Drifter’s Proposal by Kristin Holt, Amazon Bestselling Author. The baker's man is home for Christmas... "Compelling. Heartwarming. Tender." ~Diane Darcy, USA Today Bestselling Author

The Perfect Gift by Lyn Horner, Award-winning author. Friendship has blossomed into young love, but it seems destined to die on the vine...until an unexpected Christmas gift promises happiness.

Marshal Mistletoe by Susan Horsnell. She married the wrong man. Will fate intervene?

Christmas Redemption by Paty Jager, Amazon Bestselling and Award-Winning Author. Can two battered hearts find solace or will the past continue to haunt their lives? "A story of forgiveness that has a wonderful hero who has worked hard to redeem himself."

A Hard Candy Christmas by Hebby Roman, Amazon Bestselling Author. Two damaged souls. Can their budding love and the healing power of Christmas bring them together?

Christmas Cowboy by Margaret Tanner. Will a miracle Christmas baby unite two tortured souls, or will it forever keep them apart?

Amazon

This is a really great collection and I hope you enjoy!
Carra

MEET MY CHARACTER BLOG TOUR

Welcome to my Meet My Character Blog Tour! My good friend and critique partner, Caroline Clemmons, invited me to participate in this fun project. I want you to get to know my character, Matelyn O'Donnell, but first I'll introduce you to Caroline.

Caroline Clemmons is an Amazon best selling author of historical and contemporary western romances whose books have garnered numerous awards. Her latest release is, GABE KINCAID, book four of her popular Kincaid series. A frequent speaker at conferences, she has taught workshops on characterization, point of view and layering a novel.

Caroline is a member of Romance Writers of America, Yellow Rose Romance Writers, From The Heart Romance Writers, and Hearts Through History Romance Writers. Her latest publications include the acclaimed historical Men of Stone Mountain series: BRAZOS BRIDE, HIGH STAKES BRIDE, and BLUEBONNET BRIDE and the audiobooks of BRAZOS BRIDE and HIGH STAKES BRIDE.

Caroline and her husband live in the heart of Texas cowboy country with their menagerie of rescued pets. Prior to writing full time, her jobs included stay-at-home mom (her favorite), secretary, Newspaper reporter and featured columnist, assistant to the managing editor of a psychology journal, bookkeeper for the local tax assessor and -- for a short time -- an antique dealer. When she's not indulging her passion for writing, Caroline enjoys reading, travel, antiquing, genealogy, painting, getting together with friends, and enhoying watching the birds, butterflies and squirrels wandering through her back yard.

Meet My Character

Now, I'll introduce you to the heroine of Matelyn And The Texas Ranger, the second novella in the Brides of Texas series. 

1) What is the name of your character? Is he/she fictional or a historic person?

My character is Matelyn Gloria O'Donnell. She is completely fictional, except she is exhibiting traits of the spunky woman she is named for - my mother. 

2) When and where is the story set?

The story starts in Dallas County, Texas, moves briefly to New Orleans, Louisiana, then wends its way back to Dallas from Indianola on the Texas coast. It's set in the year 1875.

Ship Matelyn may have traveled on to Texas.

3) What should we know about him/her?

Mattie is a single woman who learned to take care of herself early in life and is fiercely

independent. This trait served her well on the trip from Ireland with her brother, Jamey, and cousin, Katie. She fought for what they needed and for their safety. Being self-sufficient has proven beneficial  in her job as a lady's companion and will be essential for her survival when she reaches Texas. Her strength and independence have prevented her falling in love thus far, but she's certain there's a man willing to love her for who she is.

4) What is the main conflict? What messes up his/her life?

The trip to Texas from New Orleans offers Mattie an incredible opportunity to begin her life anew. When plans go awry and she's forced to rely on the Texas Ranger for her very survival, Mattie finds it hard to comply with his overbearing attitude. After days on the trail and being chased by a band of outlaws trying to kill her, she begins to rethink her thoughts of complete independence. She develops unexpected feelings for this tortured man and begins the process of finding a chink in his armor.

Dress like Matelyn may have worn.

5) What is the personal goal of the character?

Mattie wants to marry a good man, have children and a home of her own. Barring that, she at least wants to be self-sufficient, living life on her own terms.

6) Is there a working title? And can we read more about it?

Yes, the title is MATELYN AND THE TEXAS RANGER. I will be sharing excerpts on my Facebook author page and will post the cover and blurb right here on my blog soon.

7) When can we expect the book to be published?

I've had to push the date back a couple of weeks to the second week of September 2014.

Next week (August 25) Check out this awesome writer's characters.

Person I'm Tagging:

Kit Morgan, Author

Kit Morgan, Author

A consistent Top 100 lists bestseller, Kit Morgan, aka Geralyn Beauchamp, has been writing for fun all of her life. When writing as Geralyn Beauchamp, her books are epic, adventurous, romantic fantasy at its best. When writing as Kit Morgan they are whimsical, fun, inspirational, sweet stories that depict a strong sense of family and community. 'His Prairie Princess' is the first of the Prairie Brides books and the first in the series of a long line of stories about Clear Creek, Oregon. One of the wackiest little towns in the old west! Get to know the townsfolk in Clear Creek and come sit a spell!

You can find Kit here:

Amazon  Website/Blog  Facebook  Twitter 

Thanks for stopping by today!
Carra

SEVENTEEN - 5 STAR REVIEWS FOR 9 WAYS TO FALL IN LOVE

 

***THREE WEEKS ON AMAZON'S TOP 100 FOR SALES***

 

#12 ON AMAZON'S HOT NEW RELEASES

 

Eight friends and I have united to produce what we think is a wonderful boxed set, NINE WAYS TO FALL IN LOVE.  We released the set on September 1^st for only 99 cents at Amazon. That's only 11 cents per book!  Each book is a romance, but some are suspense and some are humor, contemporary or historical. Our launch party is going strong and friends are having tons of fun! 

To introduce the boxed set, we are giving away lots of prizes all through the month of September. Giveaways will include a Kindle Fire, jewelry, ebooks, autographed print books, gift cards, and a Coach bag filled with books.
UPDATE: MANY PRIZES HAVE BEEN WON AND THERE ARE MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO WIN GREAT GIFTS.

Sign up join the launch party on Facebook at   https://www.facebook.com/events/567696843290957/, and leave a comment or subscribe to the newsletter at http://southerncomfortromance.com.
 
Simple, yes, but beware this super bargain lasts only through September 30th. October 1st, the price goes to its regular price of $8.99, still a great price for nine books.

A 5 STAR review says, "This is a great collection of love stories. I was surprised to see this many romance novels in one set. These are full length novels. I loved Code of Honor, a debut novel by Carra Copelin. I've not read anything by Caroline Clemmons and I loved the Texan's Irish Bride. Two Sides of A Heartbeat is part of a series and very good. I've already read book 1, Running to You in that series, so it was great that I got book 2 as part of this set. Sweet Return by Anna Jeffrey had to be my favorite.

This is a great collection and I've been recommending it to everyone."
 

Here’s a rundown of the authors and titles included:

Caroline Clemmons, THE TEXAN’S IRISH BRIDE, a western historical romance.
Cenora Rose O’Neill knows her father arranged the marriage trap for Dallas McClintock but she’d do anything to protect her family. Wounded rescuing Cenora from kidnappers, rancher Dallas learns his wife has a silly superstition for everything. But passion-filled nights with her make up for her annoying habits and family.

Carra Copelin, CODE OF HONOR, a contemporary, sexy romance with mystery
Graeme McAlister returned home to discover why his foster brother supposedly overdosed on morphine and crashed a company jet. When Graeme McAlister comes back to McTiernan, TX and stirs up widow Maggie Benning’s old memories and feelings, can she overcome past pain to accept the a new love in her life? Can Graeme and Maggie fight the evil threatening their family?

Geri Foster, OUT OF THE SHADOWS, a contemporary, sexy, romantic suspense
Falcon Securities Agent Brody Hawke sees the world from a tilted angle. His best friend, A.J., who saved Brody’s life is captured and diplomats are getting nowhere in his rescue. Brody takes over even though he knows his impetuous actions will ruin his career. He is not willing to abandon his friend to torture in a Mexican jungle hacienda. What’s Brody’s plan—kidnap a CIA agent and use her as bait.
CIA agent Kate Stone is fighting for her job and sanity after a failed attack in Iraq. She knows the truth is out there somewhere, but can’t prove it. Her life is torn apart when Brody kidnaps her. When she and Brody reach A.J., they learn the situation is more serious and far-reaching than they’d imagined. Brody, Kate and Falcon Securities must rescue A.J. and stop the assassination of the President of the United States.
Can Brody and Kate find true love in the mist of all the chaos? And can Brody accept what Kate revels about his past so he can finally reach out for a love of his own?

Kathy Ivan, LOSING CASSIE, a contemporary paranormal romantic suspense

Welcome to Destiny's Desire Lodge, where The Fates can manipulate the threads of life at their whim and the Fate-Keeper battles to unite the predestined souls of true love. Firefighter Jake Stone lost the love of his life when his high school sweetheart disappeared. The arrival of a mysterious letter promising answers draws Jake to Destiny's Desire. Cassie Daniels has been running for seven long years. At Destiny's Desire she might finally have a chance for a happy future, if she can face the evil from her past. When Fate and Destiny collide . . . can Love survive?

Anna Jeffrey, SWEET RETURN, contemporary romance

When renowned war correspondent and photojournalist Dalton Parker is dragged back to his hometown to face his past and handle a family crisis, the last thing he expects is to see a prime pasture of his family’s Lazy P ranch taken over by hundreds of stinking chickens. There’s an explanation for this and its name is Joanna Walsh, his mother’s best friend. While Joanna is a good-looking woman who’s no dummy, she’s the most uncompromising and infuriating woman Dalton has ever met. Still, he can’t keep from admiring her caring nature and common sense. The dumbest thing he could do is try to lure her into his bed, but he’s never been smart when it comes to women. Joanna Walsh is known for trying to fix other people’s problems. Believing the oldest Parker son could and should help his mother, Joanna is the one who called him to come back to town. And that turned out to be the biggest mistake she’s ever made. Once the rugged, self-assured Dalton sees her hens and her free-range egg operation, he’s determined they have to go. Yet, through their daily conflicts, Joanna starts to see that while he’s seen and photographed the worst of humanity and grown a hard shell, deep down he’s a softie hiding a damaged heart. At the same time she dreads his abrasiveness, she can’t keep from being drawn to him in a way she’s never been before. Can she fix him, too?

Paty Jager, SECRET OF A MAYAN MOON, a contemporary, Isabella Mumphrey mystery/romantic suspense

Child prodigy and now Doctor of Anthropology, Isabella Mumphrey, is about to lose her job at the university. In the world of publish or perish, her mentor’s request for her assistance on a dig is just the opportunity she’s been seeking. If she can decipher an ancient stone table—and she can—she’ll keep her department. She heads to Guatemala, but drug trafficking bad guys, artifact thieves, and her infatuation for her handsome guide wreak havoc on her scholarly intentions. DEA agent Tino Kosta, is out to avenge the deaths of his family. He’s deep undercover as a jaguar tracker and sometimes jungle guide, but the appearance of a beautiful, brainy anthropologist heats his Latin blood taking him on a dangerous detour that could leave them both casualties of the jungle.

DeLaine Roberts, TWO SIDES OF A HEARTBEAT, a contemporary romance with mystery
"I never stopped loving you, I just stopped begging for you. There's a difference."

After a beautiful proposal, Dr. Grayson Brooks pleads with his fiance', Alexandra Morrison, not to get on the plane. Once the plane is in the air, the events that unfold turn their lives upside down. The tragedy and loss engulfs both families in a situation that spirals out of control.

Secrets are revealed and the past once again haunts both families; as if that isn't enough, Olivia Balcone, once engaged to Grayson and romantically involved with his twin brother, Harrison, returns to Dallas and stirs up more feelings and a lot more trouble.

Alexandra was so close to having it all: a baby, a gorgeous husband, and a family united. But is she strong enough to fight for what she wanted?

Jacquie Rogers, SLEIGHT OF HEART, a western historical romance

Starched-up Lexie Campbell, more comfortable with neat and tidy numbers than messy emotions, must find the man who ruined her little sister and make him marry her. When his lookalike brother Burke appears, she greets him with a gun and forces him to help her. Smooth-dealing Burke O’Shaughnessy, riverboat gambler and prestidigitator, must find his brother Patrick to claim the family fortune. But when Lexie shows an astounding talent for counting cards and calculating odds, he figures she might be useful after all. Can he resist the queen of hearts? 

Beth Trissel, SOMEWHERE MY LOVE, a paranormal romance
 

Two hundred years ago Captain Cole Wentworth was murdered in his chamber where his portrait still hangs. Presently the estate is a family owned museum run by Will Wentworth. As spirit-sensitive tour guide Julia Morrow begins to remember the events of Cole's death, she must convince Will that history is repeating, and he has the starring role in the tragedy. The blade is about to fall.

Find NINE WAYS TO FALL IN LOVE at, http://www.amazon.com/Ways-To-Fall-Love-ebook/dp/B00ERAREBW/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1377890000&sr=1-2&keywords=carra+copelin

 I'll be looking for you at the party!
Carra

CODE OF HONOR buy links Amazon for Kindle ebook and print:  http://tinyurl.com/muln4r9

and, Smashwords for nook, kobo and iTunes:  http://tinyurl.com/llshmbg
 

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Guesting Today With Caroline Clemmons

I'm a guest today on Caroline Clemmons, A Writer's Life Blog. I hope you can stop by to visit with us. Caroline is an author of historical and contemporary romance, romantic suspense, mysteries, and paranormals and, after we chat, you can peruse her beautiful site to check out her books.





Follow the link to learn more about me.  http://carolineclemmons.blogspot.com/



I hope to see you there. Leave us a comment so I know you visited us!

Thanks, Carra


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Smart Girls Read Romance

I want to share some exciting news with you. A new blog has been formed with myself and twelve other authors called, Smart Girls Read Romance. We promise to be fun and informative with prizes and a few surprises along the way.

The blog goes live, June 2nd!
I will be blogging on the 18th of each month.

 Check in to see the list of excellent contributing authors.
http://smartgirlsreadromance.blogspot.com

Check out the fabulous video, too, for Smart Girls Read Romance!
http://youtu.be/6ZG-RdMtE5I

I look forward to seeing you there!

Carra

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: AN INTERVIEW WITH CAROLINE CLEMMONS

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: AN INTERVIEW WITH CAROLINE CLEMMONS: Usually I ask about the same questions to my guest authors. Today I thought I would interview—ME. I know, you think you know quite a bit...

Brazos Bride by Caroline Clemmons - Book Review

One of the things I wanted to do on this site was to promote authors work. I have strayed from this over the summer and I'm going to fix that now. The first book is a western historical.

 

 Brazos Bride by Caroline Clemmons is the first installment in her Men of Stone Mountain series and it's a keeper.

Hope Montoya has figured out she is being poisoned. She fears her mothers death was due to the same method and her father was murdered. With what little strength she has left, Hope must figure out how to save her ranch and her inheritance. Who can she trust to help her? She decides to ask Micah Stone to marry her and protect her while they search for the person or persons who want her dead.

Micah Stone has loved Hope since he first saw her. When her father is killed, Micah is tried and aquitted for his murder. Against his better judgement, he agrees to her proposal of a marriage in name only. Can Micah find who is poisoning Hope in time to save her and then walk away?

Can Hope and Micah deny their feelings for each other?

Ms. Clemmons characters come alive on the page and her descriptions paint a vivd picture of the Texas countyside. I hope you will try Brazos Bride, as well as the other books she has on Amazon.

Brazos Bride is mildly sensual and contains some profanity so if this bothers you, you might not like the story.

Below is a link to Amazon for, Brazos Bride.

http://www.amazon.com/Brazos-Bride-Stone-Mountain-Micah/dp/1478172517/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1348366785&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=brazos+bride

I do hope you enjoy this book as much as I did!
Carra

Links To My Favorite Sites

We are two weeks into the kitchen remodel, for those of you who don't know, and it's going very well. Still chaotic, mind you, my apple cart's still upset, but it's like we're on a camping trip! Such an adventure... and we still get to sleep in our own bed!

I thought for this post I would share links to my favorite author blogs. Take a look at each one and see if you agree. They are as follows:

 Margie Lawson - http://www.margielawson.com/
Kristen Lamb - http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/
Katie Ganshert - http://katieganshert.com/
Susan Mallery - http://www.susanmallery.com/
Julie Ortolon - http://www.julieortolon.com/
Jennifer Crusie - http://www.jennycrusie.com/
Caroline Clemmons - http://carolineclemmons.blogspot.com/
Lyn Horner - http://texasdruids.blogspot.com/

I hope you will visit one, two or all. Leave a comment on their site if you are so inclined and, if you do, mention where you found the link! Or..leave a comment here, I'd be thrilled!

Thanks for visiting, I appreciate your valuable time, Carra